Im from Ireland / UK though, am I able to apply for a teaching credential form the USA and if I pass will I earn qts to teach in public schools in the UK?

FUGGLY hahahahahaha I nearly fell of my seat laughing! That's really good advice psyguy! Thank you for taking the time to give me your advice. If I stayed in Japan until July 2018 *another year* would that change the options available or would it be a similar route to the ones above?

Many thanks.

I do appreciated your opinions psyguy, thanks for taking the time to reply. Can I ask one last follow up question? You mentioned there is a way to improve my credentials by July, could you tell me more about this please.

Thanks for your reply.

I'm not limiting myself to IS. Teaching English as a foreign or second language is just as important, if not more than teaching lord of the flies for GCSE. I was speaking more broadly about EAL in general. My degrees are in Environmental planning and Social Work.

Hey everyone, I'm planning on leaving Japan when my current contract expires at the end of July.

I was hoping to find a decent job teaching English in Europe, somewhere closer to my home in Ireland. I'm a little nervous as I have a good steady job with a decent salary 280,000 yen per month.

I've read many horror stories of really bad English teaching jobs. I was hoping some kind people could point me in the right direction to finding a decent job in Europe.

I have two degrees (not related to English teaching) Celta and two years teaching experience in a public senior high school in Japan.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you very much for your thorough and detailed answer. I can't thank you enough for helping me make sense of all the different routes. You're a star!

I think long term I'd either want to teach at a university or an international school. Id like a better job with a higher salary I can make a career out off. The lower level TEFL world isn't great to be honest - working condition, pay etc. I'm probably one of the lucky ones on the JET programme.

Theres' so many different teaching English qualifications im really confused. Ive been researching a PGCEI not the full QTS one.

Hi everyone,

I'm currently teaching in Japan in a senior high school and I was thinking fo doing an online masters degree in English teaching to further my job prospects.
Can anyone recommend any good masters programmes?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.